Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd October 2021
Dilbert//11859, first published five years ago on Sunday 3rd October 2021
Sunday Suspicious Warranty
Open source transcript
I NEED A REPAIR ON SOME EQUIPMENT WE BOUGHT FROM YOU.
OH, TOO BAD. IT LOOKS AS IF YOUR WARRANTY RAN OUT YESTERDAY.
THAT'S KIND OF SUSPICIOUS.
A PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE STOPPED WORKING EXACTLY WHEN IT IS MOST PROFITABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURER?
IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOUR PROPRIETARY OPERATING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE ME INTO UPGRADING.
DO YOU HEAR HOW CRAZY THAT SOUNDS?
IT ISN'T DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE YOU.
IT'S DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE EVERYONE.
THAT ISN'T BETTER!
SHEESH! I'M JUST SAYING STOP MAKING EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "A Programable Machine Stopped Working Exactly When It Is Most Profitable For The Manufacturer"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a distinctive appearance, and his interaction with a repairman. The conversation unfolds as follows:
- Dilbert requests a repair for some equipment he purchased.
- The repairman responds that the equipment is too bad and suggests that it may be a sign that Dilbert's warranty has expired.
- Dilbert expresses his suspicion that the equipment was designed to manipulate him into upgrading.
- The repairman agrees, stating that the equipment is almost as if it were designed to manipulate him into upgrading.
- Dilbert asks if he hears how crazy that sounds, and the repairman replies that it isn't designed to manipulate him.
- Dilbert then asks if it's designed to manipulate everyone, and the repairman responds that it isn't better.
- Finally, Dilbert says he's just saying stop making everything about him, implying that the equipment's design is not unique to him but rather a broader issue.
The comic strip humorously highlights the common experience of dealing with faulty products and the potential for manipulation by manufacturers.
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